Power take-off



J. E. YOUNG POWER TAKE-0FF July 3, y1945.,

Filed Jun 24, 1944 3 sheets-sheet 1 July s, 1945. 7 J EYQUNG 2,379,776

POWER TAKE-OFF Filed June 24, 1944 s Sheets-sheet 2 lll July 3, 1945. l J, E, YQUNG N 2,379,776

POWER TAKE-OFF Filed June' 24, 1944 3 Sheets-sheet 3 '/j Je y certain of the transmission `parts in a `position of operation. i

` Patented .luly 3, `194,5

i JosephE. Young, Newark, NiuJgassignor to C'okuse` Laboratories, N ewark,1N Jr. a partnership composed of Kibwbey W. Couseand Murray '.lfhomp-` are adapted formany uses especially jong" mobile machine shops. i

On ytraveling machine shops, thereare various types of machine tools and other apparatus which Application June 24:,` 1944;` SerialtN'o. 541,94@ A y selaimsiioi;1471i This invention relatesto power take-offs which C are required for making repairs intheeld On farm machinery; trucks, automobiles, tanks and wai-equipment wherein the traveling machine 4shop is an essential piece of apparatusi` f y `The machinery referredy to requires a rotary` drive from the engine which drives the "vehicle, and while power take-01T devices have been heretofore proposed and used on thesetypes `of vehicles, my present invention is vdirected to improvements inthe power take-oi structure.

` One of the objects of `my presentfinventionis i ingla modiiie'd for-m of partof the structure shown to `provide a power take-off mechanismvin which what might` be "termedfthe' setting-up parts are out of `contact with thelrotating parts when they arein operation,` thereby eliminating friction betweenfthe rotating parts and the setting-up or positioning parts, thus eliminating wear' on the parts that fdo not rotate, as well as savingipower which would be consumed if `these Darts of the take-off mechanismwere iny frictional engageinent while power was being transmitted to the structure.

Another object oilmy invention is toI provide a `power take-off structure having a high degree of flexibility betweenth'e various parts of thestruc-l ture.` f.

My improvementsare shown in` the annexed `drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a vertical. longitudinal section through the power Vtake-off structure,

.Figure 2 is a View similar to Figure 1 but `with different Figure .3 is a view on `the line 3`3 of Figure l.; i

. Figure 4 isaview on the `line 4 4 of Figure 1,* `but `with the camming parts turned `at right angles v'from the position shownin Figure 3.-

`Figure 6 `isa View on the line I-B of Figure 4. vFigure '7 `is a fragmentary View, partlyin vsec-- tion and partly in `elevationthrough one of the t positioning means for separating its coacting rotary lpart from a corresponding cooperative non- -rotatalole part, the rotatable and non-rotatable `.parts `being in frictional engagement. i

Figure 8 is a View similar to Figure 7 but with the positioning means being ina position tosepavFigure 5 isa view on the line `5 5 of Figure 3. i

lratethe rotatable and non-rotatable parts from -frietionalrengag'ement ure 10. A W

" y Figure 12 is a perspective `View of` one ofthe shifting levers with associated pinion of t Figure 10. f i Figure 13 is apart-elevational andwpart-vertii` ical sectional view through a "modified forni` of construction. i

Figure 14yis a fragmentarysectionalviewshowinligure'lO.` i o y Y t Referring nowl to the' details `wherein like `nurnbers`referto corresponding parts, I and-2 are top `and bottom portionsof a1hous`ing,whichparts are fastened together in anyfsatisfactoryinanner.: YThe outer surface of the housing-is pro-,` vided` with a pluralityhof `V`shap`ed grooves 3, within which driving belt members/4 `are posi tioned.' `liintering ythe casing fromlone end-,fis `a 'drivingshaft 5 drivingly carryinga sleeve 6; the driving connection being `provided-by a keylV and anut on 'the threaded` endof` the'shaft` 5. i i The innemendA of the driving 'sleeve ltermi- `nates in al1-im 9, the outerperiphery ofljwhich is provided with gear teethflBithatqjarelincontinu-`` ous mesh with gear teeth "II formed on the-inner wall of the member I2 having aprojecting` stem t3 Whichliscarried on a splined` stud` I4, set screws I5 also beingused topositionthemember I2longitudinally on the stud I4; On Ione endof .the stud.. I4 is fastened a gear I6 that isadapted i to mesh with internal teeth onthe member I1 keyed and fastened as by a key i8 and nuthl 9i `to a driven shaft20 which extends rearwardlyto the `differential of the Vehicle.

carried by a bearing support member 2| on which ris positioned the inner race of a Iball bearing 22,`

the outerfrace being supported inthe `housing members I and 2. Fastened'to the inner periphery `of the housing is a hollow annular ring 23 havingrgear teeth 24 in alignment with the gear lteeth onthe member` lI 1, so that whenthestudill` and gear I6 are moved in the manner hereinafter explained, the gear I6 may be movvedintorneshV with' the Sgearateeth 24 to turn the housing and `the transmission belts 4. i t y i Y In order to shift the-longitudinal position of thestud I4 and gearilfthe member I2 `is inter` connected with a collar 25 throughthe `medium of a plurality of` screws 2B, two sets of `whiehgare` i indicated in Figure 1. -Eacn ofthe-screws* 26 3 goes through `the collar 25 into themember |12 The member-vll is Figure 1.

against a spring 21 that is in contact with a ball 28 which has a diameter and is so positioned in the member I2 that it cannot drop out when the rim 9 of the sleeve 6 is moved back and forth" as will be later described.

The collar 25 has an annular flange 29 which is adapted to be engaged by a flange 30 on the cylindrical member 3|` that is slidably positioned within the bearing support member 32 fastened to the bearing plate 33. The member 3| has oppositely disposed orifices or openings 34-vin its side wall near one end, as indicated inFigures 1 and 2. Positioned within each of Athe openings 34, is a cam 35 having an' operating TheJ stud stud 36 and an operating arm `31. 3B is carried by a bushing 38 supported inthe member 32 which supports the inner race of a bearing 39, the outer race of lwhich is supported y in the housing, the same as the bearing22.H It

may be mentioned in passing that oil and dirt seals 48 are used at both-ends of the structure, and likewise packing devices 4I are used at both yends ofthe structure so as to prevent leakage of 'oil which preferably iills the interior part of the housing after assembly. i

In the operation of the structure shown in Figures 1 to 9 inclusive, preferably a common operating device moves the levers 31 into the positionshown in` Figures Al and 3,y whereby the cams 35 push the member IIIV to the right so` that its flange 30 engages theV outer peripheral edge or rim of the member I2, causing it to move the stud I4 and the gear IB into, vmesh with the gear teeth on the member I1, thereby transmitting rotary motion. from theV shaft 5 tothe driven shaft 20. When thegear I6 has been moved to this position shown in Figure` 1,

.the balls 28 (see Figures 1 and '7) which are in contact with the rim 9 are moved out of the annular groove 42 in the rim 9 about as indicated v in Figure 7. When pressure or force is removed rfrom ,they operating arms 31, thepressure .ofthe springs 21 through the balls 28 will cause .the

`memlfier I2 and connected parts to moveto the left, allowing the flange 33 of the `member 3I to take up *an intermediate position adjacent the flange 25 of the collar 25, so that there will be4 substantially -no frctonal engagement lbeare ,not on a` dead-center line when the gearl Vshift has been made into the positionshown in Inshifting the gear IG into Amesh with the teeth 26 on the member 23,.the reverse operation takes place; i. e., the operating handles 314 with `their respective cams are moved into the position shown in Figure 2; `This moves the cylindrical member 3l so thatits flange 30 engages the flange 29 to pull the member I2 and associated parts, including the. gear, into the position vshown in Figure 2.v 'Ihel balls 28 on the right-hand pair (see Figure 2) -will perform the operation of moving the member' I2 so that the two fianges-ZS and 30 are in spaced .relan tionas shown in Figure 2.

" Figures 10 and 11.

In Figure 10, in place of the cams 3,5, the slide able cylindrical member 3| has oppositely positioned openings 43 therein with gear teeth 44 on one side of the opening. A pinion 45 for meshing with these gear teeth is carried by the operating stud 36 which has the same operating arm 31. In this form of construction, the member I2 has an external vscrewthread 46 to receive screw threads `on the collar member 25. To position the collar member in xed position on the member I2, the material may be slightly -upset at 41 after the parts are screwed into position. In place of the pairs of positioning 4means,"suclf ias'the balls 28 used in the construction of Figures 1 and 2, a single ball 28 may be used while the sleeve member 48 has a pair ofV angular recesses`49 in which the ball 28 may function for the same purpose and in a similar manner as in Figures 7 and 8, this latter gure indicating the balls in normal operating position.-`

. Iny operation, the structure of Figure 10` functions in a similar manner as already explained with respect to the construction of Figures and 2. i

In Figure 13, a somewhat differently shaped zmember 50 is carried on the screw stud I4` and has an annular groove 5I therein to receive an annular flange 52 in a cylindrical member 53 which maybe operated by the cam structure of Figurel, or the gear and pinion structureof inner end of the driving shaft 5 has splines 54 to cooperate'with similar splines in the member 5i), thereby not requiring the sleeve 6 or `its counterfpart 4S. m the width of the groove 5I 'is wide enough so that the flange52 makes little or no contact withthe edge rof the groove when thestructure'is transmitting power; consequently, there will be an` extremely small amount of friction at this point.

Figure 14 is a modification of the combination of the parts I2 and 25 in that'thesprings and balls 21 and 2S are carriedin therim 9 of the sleeve E, while the` member I2 has annular recesses 55 to receive'the positioned balls which function in the same manner as described` Ewith respect to Figures 'i and 8. i n

What I claim is: il. A power take-01T structure including a cylindrical casing rotatably mounted at opposite ends on suitable supports, the casing being `adapted to receive power-transmitting means on its '-exterior surface and having interally positioned clutch teeth, a driving shaft enteringthe casing at one end, v.a driven shaftentering the casing at the opposite ends .and both shafts terminating within the casing, sleeves drivingly carried yon ueach of said shafts and having'annular rim'por"r tions, that portion of the-sleeveon the driven 4shaft having internal "clutch teeth-1 while the sleeve on the driving shaft hasexternal clutch teeth, aV cup-shaped member having internal clutch teeth in continual mesh with the clutch teeth on the driving sleeve,a flanged collancarried on the outer periphery'of the body ofthe cup-shaped member, an elongated cylindrical `member slidably'carried within one ofsaid supports and having an annular flange on its inner end positioned between the end of the cup-shaped member and the flange 'on said collarsaid cylindrical mem-ber having kopenings inv its wall at the end opposite to its flange, camspositioned inr said openings, means connected to ysaid cams and extending through the support `carrying the cylin- In this construction, the

It is to bev understood thatv `drical member for turning thecams and there` by sliding back and forth the cylindrical member l shaped member having 4a lprojecting stem, a gear type clutch having a stud extending into said stem and fastened thereto,` whereby when the aforesaid slidable parts fare moved, the said` gear the casing.

2. A" power take-off structure including a cylinand the members engaged by its flange, said cuptype clutch may be connected either to the driven sleeveor to the internal clutch teeth fastened to drical casing rotatably mounted at oppositeends on suitable supports, the casing being adapted to receive power-transmitting means on its exterior- `surface and having internally positioned clutch teeth, a driving shaft entering saidcasing atone end, a driven shaft entering the casing at the opposite ends and both shafts terminating with- `in `the casing, sleeves drivingly carried on each of said shafts and having annular rim portions,

that `portion of the sleeve on thedriven shaft having internal clutch teeth, while the sleeve on the driving shafthas external clutch teeth, a cunshaped member :having internal `clutch teeth in continual mesh with the clutch teeth on the driving sleeve, a collar fastened onto the outer periphery of the body of the cup-shaped member, an elongated cylindrical member slidably carried `rods carrying the pinions .and

clutch teeth to receive thepinions, and operating said support member, y A

6. A power take-off structure including a cylindrical casing` rotatablymounted at 4opposite ends onsuitable supports, the casing being adaptedto zreceive power-transmitting means on its exterior surface and having internally positioned clutch teeth,` at least a driving sleeveentering the` casi ing at oneend and terminating in anannular rim with externalclutch teeth thereon, at least v a driven sleeveentering the `casing from theop` posite end and `terminatingin an annular rim ywith internal clutch teeth thereon, a gear type clutch combination comprising `a pair of intern connected gears of the clutchingtype," one of which is continually in mesh with the clutch teeth within the driving `end support and having means at its inner end to operatively engage either the end of the cup-shaped member or the collar to transmit movement thereto, and means cooperat` ing with the outer end of said cylindrical member to slide it longitudinally of the driving shaft, a

. gear type clutch having an extending stud, said cup-shaped member having means for drivingly engaging said stud, 4whereby `when the aforesaid slidable parts are-moved, the said gear type clutch may be connected either to the driven sleeve or to the internal clutch teeth fastened to the casing.

3. A power take-01T structure as set forth in claim 2,` further characterized in` that resiliently mounted means are provided andlocatedso as to-coact between the driving sleeve and the cupshaped member sor as to move the cup-shaped memberand connected parts, after a clutch shift has `been made,` sufficiently to eliminate substanl, tially all the' friction between the saidelongated cylindrical member and the rotatable parts which are slidably moved by said member.

l. A power take-,off structure as set forth inl claim 2, further `characterized in that said means for ltransmitting sliding movement to said elon- Vgated cylindrical member comprises a plurality of cams positioned in openings in the` wall` of said elongated member, with operatingrodsfastened to the cams and extending `through said support member. l 5. A power take-off structure as set forth in claim 2, further characterized in that said means for transmitting sliding movement .tosaidrelonon the driving sleeve, while the other is adapted to engage eitherhthe clutch teeth on the casing or the driven sleeve, `a slidablemember carried withinthe support at the driving end of the structure but spaced from the driving sleeve, with means extending exteriorly through the support i for sliding said member, means carried by one of the gears of the clutching type of said gear type clutch combination to beengaged by said `slidable member when itis moved in one direction to` move` the gear `type clutch combination in "that directiom while theslidable member engages dii rectly the said one gear type clutch tomove the combination in another direction.

'7. A power take-olf structureas `sei-)forth claim 6, further characterized in that means are provided for slightlyfshiftingthegeartype clutchl` combination from the positions in to which they aremoved by said slidable member so the rotatable gear type Clutch combination .will be substantiallyffreefrom frictional engagement with i i said slidable member.`

8. A power take-off structure including a cylinf drical casing rotatably mounted at opposite ends on suitable supports, the casing being adapted to receive` power-transmitting means on its exterior` surface and having internally positioned clutch' teeth, a drive shaft entering the casing at one end, a drivenmember entering the casing from gatedcylindrical member comprises a plurality of gears of the clutching type positioned in opening through the drive end of'thecasing and int-o `operative engagement with the means` for making a` driving connection between `the drive shaft and the drivingmeans, and rotatable` means extendi ing radially through the drive end support for` moving said slidable member. ,i JOSEPH E. YOUNG.

`ings in the wall of said elongated member, the Vmaterial forming `oneside of the openings having `extending through 

